'Bread Givers': A Literary Analysis

Barack Obama is an example of a child who suffered as a result of the physical absence of his father. Obama’s father was awarded a scholarship to obtain his phD at Harvard, leaving behind Obama and his mother, and thereafter returned to his home country of Africa to fulfill his inherent obligation to the country. The absence of Obama’s father left Obama overcome with concerns regarding why his father truly failed to return, and what his father’s absence meant for his own identity. Obama’s father only existed through the various stories passed on by his grandparents and mother which, as Obama often suspected, were blurred as a result of perspective distortion and bias. These stories served as one of the main outlets in which Obama attempted to discover his father. The stories painted Obama’s
Although never explicitly mentioned, Sarah has a clear unliking of her father, which become apparent through her tendency to compare her father to her sister Mashah, who she clearly hates. Despite constant criticism from her father, Sarah soon becomes successful and leads the life she wishes to live, only to be reunited with her father once again at the peak of her career. Sarah is initially resistant to take in her sick father, but soon gives in and fully takes on the responsibility to care for him. It is through her father’s fragile and vulnerable state that she truly discovers him for who he is, and accepts the idea that their family relationship is sacred, despite the past associated with it. Furthermore, it is through Sarah’s brave determination to care for her father and remain by his side that she even discovers more about herself. Sarah becomes more mature through her willingness to forgive and care for the man who was previously responsible for her